| RI | H5031 | Pass | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows for the issuance of Class BV liquor licenses for the properties located at 94 Carpenter Street and 1023 Broad Street, both in the city of Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-05
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H6053 | Pass | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Makes it an unfair claims practice for insurer to designate a motor vehicle a total loss if the cost to repair motor vehicle to its pre-accident condition is less than 75% to 80% of the fair marke...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-05
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H6270 | Pass | Joint Resolution Requesting That The Cannabis Control Commission Provide The General Assembly With Recommendations On Legislation To Regulate And License Cannabinoids And Hemp-derived Beverages (requests That The Cannabis Control Commission Conduct A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-05
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5157 | Pass | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5155 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ARCHITECTS - Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers, in the course of performing their duties, be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5594 | Pass | EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6065 | Pass | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS - Mandates paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6394 | Pass | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Adopts a new tax classification system for the city of Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H6388 | Pass | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING - Allows the two (2) gaming facilities in the state to livestream images of gaming-related activities to one or more external jurisdictions for the purpose of facili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6089 | Pass | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Increases the imprisonment penalty for animal fighting from 2 to 5 yrs for a subsequent conviction under § 4-1-9 and would also require mandatory community service
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5322 | Pass | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach for up to 180 days from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5448 | Pass | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5640 | Pass | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD - Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5695 | Pass | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6242 | Pass | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Replaces state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-26
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5306 | Pass | SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION -- CAPITAL CENTER COMMISSION - Repeals legislation establishing the Capital Center Commission, which is a special development district commission for downtown Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5029 | Pass | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Sets the minimum wage for 2026 at sixteen dollars ($16) per hour, 2027 at seventeen dollars ($17) per hour.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5299 | Pass | PROPERTY -- LEASED LAND DWELLINGS - Directs RIHousing to work with stakeholders to investigate and determine ways to assist an incorporated homeowners' association to exercise rights to purchase leased land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6162 | Pass | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permit the City of Providence a one-year levy cap for fiscal year 2026 not to exceed eight percent (8%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5078 | Engross
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
House read and passed |
| RI | H5104 | Engross
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Forbids a motor vehicle liability insurance carrier from considering the zip code of where an insured lives for purposes of calculating their policy premium.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
House passed Sub A |
| RI | H5369 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from property taxation, the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5802 | Engross
Sine Die | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-18
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | H5441 | Engross
Sine Die | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Reduces the time for expungements to three (3) years for a single misdemeanor and five (5) years for felonies and multiple misdemeanors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-16
House read and passed |
| RI | H5950 | Pass | TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Establishes a reimbursement system for a municipalities cost of training public safety personnel when they are hired by a different municipality or public safety agency within Rhode Island within 3 years of receiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6187 | Pass | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE LOTTERY - Reduces the number of times the director of the lottery has to confer with the permanent joint committee on state lottery from nine (9) times per year to four (4) times per year or at the call of the ch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6304 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT - Ensures public access to lead service lines to determine the existence of lead within the water connection. This act also ensures mitigation measures and replacement lines are consistent with the c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5838 | Engross
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Would provide additional procedural safeguards for English as a second language learners and English language learners during the IEP process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-11
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | H6405 | Intro
Sine Die | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY - Increases the maximum penalty for certain violations related to the cutting, removal, damage by injurious liquids or gases to trees, plants and shrubs on any public highway or pub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-11
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H6402 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating "world Refugee Day" And Recognizing The Work Of Dorcas International Of Providence On June 20th Of 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-10
House read and passed |
| RI | H6404 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing And Thanking Andrew Schiff On The Occasion Of His Retirement As Chief Executive Officer Of The Rhode Island Community Food Bank
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-10
House read and passed |
| RI | H6274 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL - Allows the collection of solid waste and recycling between the hours of seven o’clock (7:00) am and three o’clock (3:00) am seven days a week. It would also ban the use of mobile waste compaction technology ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-08
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H6398 | Intro
Sine Die | FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT - Amends and clarity the current law so that the fee required to be paid by the compassion center to the department of business regulations would be an inventory monit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-06
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5710 | Engross
Sine Die | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H6272 | Engross
Sine Die | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | H5307 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-30
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H6334 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Authorizes municipalities to impose a ticket tax on ticket sales for venues large enough to hold at least eight hundred (800) patrons, seated, of two dollars ($2) per ticket. The tax shal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5799 | Engross
Sine Die | TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modificati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-23
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | H5196 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5197 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5281 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and expands eligibility for the program to meet the fed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5992 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6015 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Refugee Dream Center (rdc), $250,000 To Higher Ground International, And $250,000 To Dorcas International Institute Of Rhode Island (authorizes $250,000 To Refugee Dream Center (rdc), $250,0...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6017 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6350 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Allows communities to increase their local share of hotel tax collection by an additional two percent (2%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-21
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5144 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Allows executive office of EOHHS to review current methodology for Medical payments to nursing facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-20
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5759 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-20
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5285 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes a host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education that is in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), to be used only for th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6340 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating Lao New Year (pi Mai Lao): A Celebration Of Renewal, Culture, And Resilience On April 14 – April 16, 2025
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
House read and passed |
| RI | H6003 | Intro
Sine Die | TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW -- AND MODERATE -- INCOME HOUSING - Provides for increases or decreases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low- and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-13
To House Finance Committee |
